Remote learning

The seismic shift that made devices more accessible to students than ever before has now pushed some teachers to fold technology more often into their lesson plans.
Although schools keep a record of devices, city watchdogs have criticized the education department for having no centralized system.
Data obtained by Chalkbeat suggests that the temporary policy change — first canceling the English Regents and then not requiring a passing score to graduate — made it easier for English language learners to earn their diplomas.
The initiative reaches roughly 1,500 students across 58 schools, with 23 separate courses.
The school opened last year as an alternative to in-person learning. Parents and teachers pleaded with district leaders to keep it open.
“For some students, going back to a building for a full day just didn’t feel like it was for them anymore,” the school’s principal said.
Educators and officials in districts that contracted with Paper say its text-based tutoring service often frustrates the students who need the most help.
The latest findings solidify a developing picture of schools struggling to support students who have fallen off track.
“The national conversation on homelessness is focused on single adults who are very visible in large urban areas. It is not focused on children.”
There are still many open questions about how both would approach policy for schools.
The share of students who were homeless has largely not budged even as public school enrollment has dipped by 9.5% since the pandemic.
Researchers say it will take years to catch up; individualized instruction accelerates gains
The scores are the first measure of how students across the five boroughs have fared in reading and math since the coronavirus pandemic.
Far fewer schools are providing students with home internet assistance this year compared with earlier in the pandemic, according to new federal data.
Students who struggled before the pandemic are having the toughest time catching up.
The city’s new virtual high school program could serve 200 ninth graders this coming school year.
Chronic absenteeism and academic failure have prompted the Detroit school district to tighten enrollment standards for the coming school year.
At least half of the nation’s 20 largest school districts will offer more full-time virtual schooling this fall than they did before the pandemic.
As Indiana limits virtual learning, some districts will adjust how they handle school on snow days and on teacher training days.
‘I believe that virtual learning is here to stay whether or not we have a pandemic’ schools Chancellor David Banks says.
The pandemic helped drive the state’s decision to scrap the requirement, and follows reforms in recent years to teacher certification in New York.
Our newsroom has worked with several dedicated photographers to document these times. These journalists have given us a bird’s eye view of what we otherwise couldn’t see — the lived experiences of school communities that we cover.
As the Detroit Public Schools Community District has committed to improving the program, families are finding that being enrolled in the district’s virtual school is not easy.
A House panel voted 5-4 to defeat a bill that critics said aimed to correct a voucher law overturned by judges.
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